Simeon Career Academy

Simeon Career Academy
Address
Map
8147 S. Vincennes Avenue

Chicago
,
Illinois
60620

United States
Coordinates41°44′45″N 87°38′05″W / 41.7457°N 87.6348°W / 41.7457; -87.6348
Information
School type
Established1949
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code141380[4]
PrincipalTrista L. Harper[1][2][3]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment1,313 (2019–2020)[8][2]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League
Team nameWolverines
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
YearbookSimeon[6][7]
Websitesimeonca.org

Neal F. Simeon Career Academy (formerly known as Westcott Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Career Technical Academy), locally known simply as Simeon, is a public four-year vocational high school located in the Chatham area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Simeon is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. Opened in 1949, The school is named for African-American Chicago Public Schools educator and administrator Neal Ferdinand Simeon.[9]

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  3. ^ Chicago Sun-times, Strike suspended, so CPS football teams can play in state playoffs, All of the Public League football teams that qualified for the state playoffs endured a stressful, confusing two weeks, By Michael O'Brien@michaelsobrien Oct 31, 2019, 1:25pm CDT.Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Institution Summary for Simeon Vocational High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  6. ^ Online. "Year Book 1998 Simeon Career Academy". classmates.com. Simeon Career Academy. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Online. "Year Book 2003 Simeon Career Academy". classmates.com. Simeon Career Academy. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Illinois Report Card 2016-2017". illinoisreportcard.com. Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Simeon Career Academy: Neal F. Simeon Bio". Simeonca.org. Retrieved February 22, 2013.